New Urban Agenda in Asia-Pacific

This book explores significant aspects of the New Urban Agenda in the Asia-Pacific region and presents from different contexts and perspectives innovative interventions afoot for transforming the governance of 21st-century cities in two key areas: (i) urban planning and policy; and (ii) service delivery and social inclusion. Representing institutions across a wide geography academic researchers and development practitioners from Asia Australia Europe and North America have authored the chapters that lend the volume its distinctly diverse topical foci. Based on a wide range of cases and intriguing experiences this collection is a uniquely valuable resource for everyone interested in the present and future of cities and urban regions in Asia-Pacific.